The AWLI: Memories of an Invincible Sisterhood Created
Not only is she an advocate and policy advisor on trade, governance, and development issues in Africa, she is also passionate about changing Africa’s narrative and empowering young women to lead. Allen Sophia Asiimwe runs a regional consultancy firm- AVID Development Ltd (www.aviddevelopment.org); and is the co-founder of a global mentoring programme – Girls for […]
Statement: International Labour Day
Akina Mama wa Afrika joins millions of African women workers, the most active economic female agents world over, in celebrating their achievements and contribution to the development of their lives and the world. We strongly condemn the multiple forms of abuse and exploitation that women and girls are subjected to at their workplaces manifested as […]
Breaking the Silence around sexual and gender based violence among teenage mothers in Serere district, Uganda
The TuWezeshe Akina Dada Young Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Movement is a three year women and girls’ rights project funded by Comic Relief’s Common Ground Initiative. With the majority of women affected by some form of gender based violence, and with African women at risk of specific harmful practices and norms, TuWezeshe Dada aims to […]
Let’s talk sexual positivity, wellness and liberation, shall we?
A few days leading to March 30th, a quick scroll down Twitter streets revealed a buzz, a thrill that was taking the Twitterverse by storm. The second edition of Girl Talk Uganda was coming up and Feminists could not keep calm. Not only because of the theme this time round, on Sexual Positivity, Wellness and […]
Feminism and Men?
Is male engagement in the fight for the equality of women and men a yes or a no? Why? Akina Mama wa Afrika in her quarterly Knowledge Hubs, a space for her AMwAzons to come together and reflect on topical issues while enhancing their knowledge, convened her alumnae of the African Women’s Leadership Institute in […]
33rd Gender is My Agenda Campaign Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting
Women’s bodies are the first site of violence in situations of conflict and forced displacement. They become the currency of trade, to be exchanged for men to assuage fantasies of power and for access to basic goods needed in emergency situations. The atrocities of sexual violence including rape, sexual exploitation and slavery during conflict are […]
Maternity Protection to Advance Women’s Rights to Work: Experiences from the Horticulture Sector in East Africa
For women working in the informal sector in Africa, maternity protection remains a dream. In a room of 24 women from flower farms in Uganda, more than 90% attested to the fact that they were unaware of their entitlement to maternity leave if they suffered a miscarriage. This is simply one abuse on a long […]
Re-orienting and strengthening the journey of feminist and transformational leadership at the African Women’s Leadership Institute
Re-orienting and strengthening the journey of feminist and transformational leadership at the African Women’s Leadership Institute
Maputo Protocol: A Youth Opportunity For Advancing SRHR
Last month, Akina Mama wa Afrika, a committed Feminist Pan-African Organization nominated me to participate in a high level meeting for the African countries in developing an SRHR thematic barometer for West, East and Southern Africa benchmarked on the Maputo protocol in Lusaka Zambia, a beautiful country in Southern Africa. This was a very exciting […]
Is Uganda Ready for the Conversation on the Minimum Wage?
Hivos in partnership with Akina Mama wa Afrika hosted a high level roundtable discussion on the minimum wage titled, “Is Uganda ready for the conversation on the minimum wage?” on 7th December 2018 at Protea Hotel in Kampala. The main objective of the conversation was to influence efforts towards decent work for employees through securing […]
#MeToo?: Building a movement to end impunity on sexual gender based violence in Uganda
The grim reality of any Uganda woman is that she, or a woman she knows has experienced sexual violence at one point or other during her lifetime. The #MeToo movement has taken the Global North by storm, fueling uncomfortable conversations about sexual assault and attempting to hold perpetrators accountable. Never, has there been such widespread […]
Building Feminist and Transformational Leaders at Action Aid Uganda
Today’s global challenges require leaders with diverse skill sets and innovation that can only come from diverse ideas and players. Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) through her flagship programme the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) supported Action Aid International Uganda in strengthening the leadership capacities of her staff in a five day training that brought […]
Promoting a Gender Responsive Work Environment That Enables Women to Thrive in the Horticultural Sector in East Africa
Setting obtainable goals and creating a plan of action gives Africa the power to make positive change for women. That is the mindset that the participants at our training for HR managers on flower farms left with. Participants from Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, spent two days learning about and discussing gender awareness, power structures, patriarchy, […]
Statement: International Women’s Day 2019
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) joins African women and the rest of the world to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019 marked every 8th March. We celebrate the countless courageous African women who creatively challenged the traditional ways of doing things; birthing solutions to the challenges African women have faced since time immemorial. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, […]
What you learn at the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI), you never learn at any school
Likening herself to an elephant because of its excellent memory and ability to create strong bonds with fellow elephants, Nyambura Gathumbi is a Feminist activist and alumna of the African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI), with extensive knowledge in women’s right advocacy, with specific focus on issues of marginalized groups. She is one of the founders […]
MINIMUM WAGE AND WOMEN AT WORK
Minimum Wage and Women at work_An Analysis of Uganda’s Labour Market and Its Implications on Securing Minimum Wage Policy
Submission to Parliamentary Committee On Inquiry into Allegations of Sexual Violence in Institutions of Learning in Uganda
Submission to Committee On Inquiry into Allegations of Sexual Violence in Institutions of Learning in Uganda
16 Days of Activism. The Tide is Turning: Take a Stand Against Rape and Sexual Assault
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is this year joining the rest of the world in commemorating the 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Based Violence under the theme End GBV in the World of Work. The world has waited too long to challenge and contest the normalization of sexual violence in our institutions yet sexual and gender […]
The Women@Work Campaign: Women’s Leadership in the Horticultural Sector
The Women@Work Campaign is a labour rights movement covering eight countries and involving several partners advocating for decent work conditions for women engaged in global horticulture value chains through promotion of gender inclusive policies and practices. It addresses issues of workers dignity, equality and security at the workplace, fairer income and safe work conditions-through knowledge […]
Women’s Land Rights in Malawi, Zambia and Swaziland
While in most African countries women’s land rights are enshrined in the laws and policies, women remain at a disadvantaged with respect to equitable access and control over land due to poor implementation and enforcement of the laws coupled with ignorance of the provisions of the law by women. Women still lack decision-making power. This […]